Dispenser



July 24, 1928. 1,678,339

P. H. HORWITTV DISPENSER Filed March 23, 1926 INVENTOR- owl/ 8'6 Mowwibb ATTORN EY Patented July 24, 1928.

UNITED S ATES v 1,673,339 PATENT OFFICE.

PAUL H. HORWITT, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO INDEPENDENT PAPER MILLS, INC., OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

DISPENSER.

Application filed March 23, 1926. Serial No. 96,894.

This invention relates to containers for use Qther aims are in providing means for" lockingth'e parts of the holder to avoid pil fering and waste, and further, in the production of an inexpensive holder which may well be considered as an ornamental adjunct to a dining table.

- Fig...1 is a front elevational view of a These several objects are fully attained by the novel design, and con'structionof parts herein disclosed and illustrated in the-drawing constituting a component hereof, and in which napkin holder made invention.

Fig.2 is .a vertical sectional view taken substantially on the center line-0f- Fig. 1.

Fig. 3'is a transverse sectional view "taken on line 33 of Fig.2. Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view of the lower corner of the holder.

in accordance with the As will be seen in the drawing the entire The side and end walls 13 and 15 'arediss.

posed in level lanes which extend to the medium line o the structure, but the op posite sideand end walls 12 and 14 are oftset outwardly at their edges and extended circumambiently to enclose the edges of the matingmember by flange elements 16.

by a hinge, one member 17 of which. is spot The normal position of these casings, g

otherwlse, preventmg scratching -or marrmg which are oblong rectangles in shape, is vertical and theyare connected at their bottoms welded or otherwise the lower flange 16.

'l he'outer edgeof the hinge member 17 is permanently secured to curled to engage a pin 18 connecting a similar curled member 19 formed on the edge of a strip 20, bent lengthwise at aright angle,- passed through an appropriate opening in the lower wall 15 of the mating casing member, and permanently securedto the inner side of the wall, as best seen in Fig. 2.. I

At the top of the casing an angular detent 21 is fixed to the inner surface of the wall 15, its smaller bevelled end being adjacent the edge of the casing, and secured to the wall-14, opposite the detent, is' a spring catch 22 shaped to engage the detent when 'the casings'are pressed together, thus, in -con]unct1on with the hinge, normallypreventing separation. v 7

However,- in order to provide for opening the holder on its hinge, a small aperture 23' is formed through the end wall 14 toaline with the catch 22 and by the insertion of a.

suitable wire or the like the catch may be pressed inwardly to release the detent.

-Formed in the faces 10 and 11 are elongated rectangular openings 24 and 25 having recessed cor'ners,'the edges of the openings being preferably curved outwardl to a slight extent and smoothly finishe to v v .avoid scratching or cutting a persons fingers in removing'the outermost-of a stack of napkins X, held against the inner surface,- of the plates 10 and 11.

Such pressure is produced by a. pair of bowed spring arms 26 their lower ends ber.

ing riveted to a flat cross bai- 27 extending between the side walls 13 and having pintles 28 on its ends to-engage 1n openings in the side walls, as best seen in Fig. 4.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the spring arms 26, which contact with the in nermostnapkin in each side of the holder at approximately the center of the openings 24 and 25, act with entire uniformity, due

to their pivoted support and quite irrespective of-ine'qualities in the thickness of the stock of napkins in the opposed casin sides.

Preferably the holderis raised rom av table by feet 29, a pair of whichare secured to the lower end walls of each casing member near their facesthese feet, spherical or.

the table surface and also clearing the case thereof so as to admit separationof the easing sides whenreplenishing its contents.

Obviously filling is easily accomplished by depressing'the spring catch 22, opening the sides by turning them I outwardly on the hinge and swinging the spring arms 26 to one side while filling a supply of napkins matter.

As changes of construction could be made Within the scope of the invention, it is intended that all matter contained in the foregoing description or shown in the accompany-ing drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters'Patent, is':

' 1. In a dispenser for napkins and the like, the combination with receptacles hingedly connected together at one end and provided with openings for the Withdrawal of the con tentsthereof of means foradjustably positioning the said contents adjacent the said openings and comprising spring members hingedly mounted at one end on said receptacles and adapted with their free ends to press the said napkins toward the said openingS and means for locking together the free ends of the said hinged receptacles.

In a dispenser for napkins and the like,

arms having their lower ends riveted to the cross bar and adjustably positioning the said contents adjacent the said openings and adapted with their free ends to press the napkins towards the said. openings.

3. In a dispenser for napkins and the like,

the combination withreceptacles hingedly connected together at oneend and provided with openings for the withdrawal of the contents thereof, of means for adjustably positioning the said contents adjacent the said openings and comprising spring members hingedly mounted at one end on said receptacles and adapted with their free ends to press the said napkins toward the said open- 'ings, aspring catch mounted on one of the receptacles and shaped to engage a detent on the other receptacle for locking together the free ends of the said hinged receptacles, and an aperture through the wall of receptacleito permit the insertion of a toolto disengageethe spring PAUL H. HORWITL from the detent. 

